书名：William Morris: The Story of His Life / 威廉·莫里斯：他的生平故事
定价：230.0
ISBN：9783791380438
作者：Giancarlo Ascari
版次：1
出版时间：2024-09

内容提要：

书 名：William Morris: The Story of His Life / 威廉·莫里斯：他的生平故事

作 者：Giancarlo Ascari

出 版：Prestel ，2024

装 帧：精装，128页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：20*26 cm

 

 

这位在其时代最具影响力的艺术家和思想家之一，在这本令人惊叹的图文传记中栩栩如生。这本传记灵感源自莫里斯的设计，充满了定义艺术与手工艺运动的色彩和图案。

 

各年龄段的读者都将从这本独特的传记中学到很多，它突出了艺术家生活和职业生涯中最重要的方面。传记追溯了他童年时对中世纪历史、自然的痴迷，以及他与拉斐尔前派兄弟会成员但丁·加布里埃尔·罗塞蒂、爱德华·伯恩-琼斯等人的友谊，还有与当时其他领军人物如菲利普·韦伯和约翰·拉斯金的交往。它带领读者走进莫里斯著名的住所——红屋，这里成为了艺术和知识活动的中心，也是他关于艺术与日常生活融合理念的试验场；还有凯尔姆斯科特庄园，一个宁静的隐居之地，其自然环境和历史背景与他的浪漫理想不谋而合。视觉叙事捕捉了他涉足政治活动的关键时刻，并详细介绍了他在印刷和书籍设计方面的重要工作。本卷以虚拟画廊作为结尾，读者可以在其中探索他设计的挂毯、地毯和其他杰作的细节，以及一个关于艺术与手工艺运动如何影响未来几十年建筑、绘画、雕塑、图形、插画、出版、摄影和设计等领域的部分。这本引人入胜的传记是对一位真正的文艺复兴人的完美介绍，它给读者留下了这位超越时代的博学者和自由思想者，以及他在艺术、保护和社会正义领域留下的持久遗产的深刻印象。

 

One of the most influential artists and thinkers of his time comes to life in this stunning graphic biography inspired by Morris’ designs and filled with the colors and patterns that defined the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Readers of all ages will learn much from this unique biography that highlights the most important aspects of the artist’s life and career. It traces his childhood fascination with medieval history, nature, and his friendships with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood—Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Edward Burne-Jones—and with other leading figures of the day such as Philip Webb and John Ruskin. It takes readers inside Morris’ famous homes—Red House, which became a hub for artistic and intellectual activities, and served as a testing ground for his ideas about the integration of art and daily life; and Kelmscott Manor, a tranquil retreat whose natural surroundings and historic setting resonated with his romantic ideals. The visual narrative captures key moments of his foray into political activism, and details his important work in printing and book design. The volume closes with a virtual gallery, in which readers can explore the details of his tapestries, carpets, and other masterpieces as well as a section on how the Arts and Crafts Movement influenced architecture, painting, sculpture, graphics, illustration, publishing, photography, and design for decades to come. The perfect introduction to a true Renaissance man, this fascinating presentation provides readers with an indelible impression of a polymath and free-thinker who was ahead of his time, and of his lasting legacy in the fields of art, preservation, and social justice.